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Kilgen Organ Co. (1947)

First Methodist Church: Sanctuary
214 E. Jefferson St.
Iowa City, IA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

Main


Notes

2015-11-29 - Originally installed in 1942; 12 ranks added by Kilgen in 1947; new Reuter console added in 1961 at a cost of $7,000; more work done in 1970; replaced in 1989 by 3/43 Holtkamp tracker. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> October 1951 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Iowa City, Iowa
       First Methodist Church

       Kilgen   1942/1947   3/30
       _______________________________________________

       GREAT                       SWELL

    8' 1st Diapason     61     16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73
    8' 2nd Diapason     61      8' Diapason         73
    8' Clarabella       61      8' Stopped Flute    73
    8' Gamba            61      8' Salicional       73
    4' Octave           61      8' Voix Celeste     61
2 2/3' Twelfth          61      4' Geigen Octav     73
    2' Fifteenth        61      4' Flute Harmonic   73
    8' Trumpet          61    III  Mixture         183
       Sub                      8' Cornopean        73
       Unison Off               8' Oboe             73
       Super                    8' Vox Humana       73
       Chimes           21         Tremulant
                                   Sub
       CHOIR                       Unison Off
                                   Super
    8' Geigenprinzipal  73
    8' Concert Flute    73         PEDAL
    8' Dulciana         73
    8' Unda Maris       61     16' Diapason         32
    4' Flute d'Amour    73     16' Bourdon          32
    2' Flautino         61     16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
    8' Clarinet         73      8' Diapason         12
       Tremulant                8' Bourdon          12
       Sub                     16' Trumpet          12 SW
       Unison Off
       Super
       Chimes           GT

       [Received from Jeff Scofield November 29, 2015]

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